Southwick, Hensley qualify for sectional race

Saturday

Oct 26, 2013 at 6:50 PM

Carthage will send two runners to the Class 4, Sectional 3 cross country race next weekend in Camdenton.

Seniors Ben Southwick and Carter Hensley finished in the top 30 at Saturday’s Class 4, District 6 race at Lake Springfield. Southwick posted a time of 17:33.46 to place ninth, and Hensley finished 26th with a time of 18:14.96. The top 30 runners in the field of 73 qualify for the sectional race.

Carthage will send two runners to the Class 4, Sectional 3 cross country race next weekend in Camdenton.

Seniors Ben Southwick and Carter Hensley finished in the top 30 at Saturday’s Class 4, District 6 race at Lake Springfield. Southwick posted a time of 17:33.46 to place ninth, and Hensley finished 26th with a time of 18:14.96. The top 30 runners in the field of 73 qualify for the sectional race.

Carthage took ninth in the team standings, with Kickapoo, Joplin, Nixa, Webb City and Ozark earning the top five spots. Joplin senior Matt Riechman-Bennett won the individual title with a time of 16:31.40, and Kickapoo placed three runners in the top 10.

In the girls’ race, Carthage junior Bree Smart finished 39th with a time of 23:22.62, sophomore Kaytin Conness took 41st in 23:40.08, and sophomore Dasha Leonteyva finished 57th in 25:30.05. Branson freshman Adeline Holder was the top individual, posting a time of 20:35.90, and Webb City senior Natalie Capron finished seventh in 21:08.62.

Branson was tops in the team standings, followed by Nixa, Kickapoo, Ozark, Webb City, Neosho, Republic, Parkview, Joplin and Willard.